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EXPECTED THIS WEEK: REAL, LIVE IMMIGRATION FLOOR VOTES — The Senate might actually get to voting on aspects of the the immigration bill this week. After deciding to proceed with the bill early last week, senators only managed to vote on one amendment: to table a Sen. Chuck Grassley push requiring tighter border security provisions before undocumented residents can gain citizenship. Senators have filed more than 100 amendments so far, with a few tech angles included. Expect to see a few more this week on H-1B tweaks, especially related to educational organizations. But also keep an eye out for action on an amendment from Sen. David Vitter that would require a biometric check-in and check-out system before the citizenship talk begins. This would upend the current trigger provisions in the bill, which negotiators have vowed to keep in place. The issue of biometric controls — a step beyond the bill’s implementation of E-Verify — came up repeatedly in committee, but negotiators said it proved too costly and uncertain to establish now.

There’s not much time left, given that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the bill needs to move off the floor by the July 4 recess. We’re tracking.

COMMERCE MOVES FORWARD WITH WHEELER NOMINATION — Immigration progress and surveillance developments aside, tech and telecom circles this week may be most anticipating a Senate Commerce meeting with Tom Wheeler, the president’s nominee to lead the FCC. There’s obviously a ton of issues for the next commission boss to tackle, so tomorrow will be a great chance to see which ones sit atop Wheeler’s list of priorities. Among the chief things to watch for, per Public Knowledge’s Chris Lewis: questions on the phone system’s transition to IP, spectrum issues and the incentive auctions, and Universal Service Fund programs like Lifeline or E-Rate. More from Broadcasting & Cable: http://bit.ly/11rUTqW

Plus, we’ll get our first good look at where the lawmakers stand on Wheeler. There doesn’t seem to be any serious pushback to his nomination on the Hill, but it’s hard to forget about the March letter to the president — signed by three dozen Democrats and panel chairman Jay Rockefeller — suggesting current commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel get the FCC nod. Rockefeller, for his part, says he’s warmed to Wheeler.

FOR YOUR RADAR: OBAMA TO TALK SURVEILLANCE? That’s the word from White House chief of staff Denis McDonough, who said yesterday that the president will defend his view “in the days ahead” that metadata collection isn’t a privacy offender. Any comments or explanation from President Barack Obama would be a welcome sight, since the list of questions regarding the administration’s surveillance programs seems to grow every day. It would also, by the way, be a step toward making good on the debate over how the country should balance privacy and security — a debate the president has said he welcomes. More from Jennifer Epstein: http://politi.co/17RjeOa

In case you maintained radio silence throughout your Father’s Day weekend — here’s what you want to read: The Associated Press on more data seizure programs: http://bit.ly/14bJYUf; Reuters on how many phone numbers are closely watched: http://reut.rs/14bKkdw; and The Washington Post’s latest deep dive, including details on how the court’s Section 215 interpretation changed in 2006: http://wapo.st/14bLeGS.

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ECPA REFORM PUSH COULD RESURFACE IN JULY — With the Senate preparing to traverse the immigration canyon this month, proponents of a bill to force criminal law enforcement to get a warrant if they want a look at the content of your email are still in a holding pattern. But they might rekindle a push to move the bill through the upper chamber after July 4, an aide to Sen. Mike Lee, one of the measure’s co-sponsors, tells MT. The bill could pass easily on a voice vote, the aide suggested. But there are still a few senators who have worries about the legislation — Sens. Grassley and Dianne Feinstein were the ones most receptive of law enforcement and regulators’ concerns when the bill passed the Judiciary committee in April. Working out those remaining issues, the aide said, is the kind of thing that happens at the member-to-member to level — although as we’ve reported, it’s the toughest questions that remain.

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NSA’S ALEXANDER LOBBIES ON CYBER SHIELD FOR COMPANIES — Pro’s Tony Romm has the story in today’s paper: “Even as he defends controversial government surveillance programs, the head of the National Security Agency is asking Congress for another authority sure to inflame critics — legal immunity for companies that help the feds fight cyberattackers.” http://politi.co/18PL9iH

GOOGLE WRITES HOUSE LAWMAKERS ON GLASS — Mountain View is trying to assuage lawmakers’ concerns about the privacy implications of its Glass headwear. The company responded earlier this month to questions from Rep. Joe Barton and seven other House members, telling the legislators that the Glass Explorer program will “shape discussions in a positive direction for users and the public,” and that the ways users interact with the device help other people understand what users are doing. But at the same time, Google seems to recognize that some establishments aren’t thrilled about the use of wearable technology on their property. “As you point out in your letter, some parties have already taken steps to address the use of existing technology — such as cellphones, laptops or cameras — in certain circumstances,” Google VP Susan Molinari writes. “We expect these types of rules to continue to evolve as more wearable technologies come to market.” Barton’s office didn’t have a comment for MT, so it’s not clear that it's satisfied with Google’s responses. But we’re keeping an eye out.

DNI PUSHES BACK ON WIRETAPPING ALLEGATION — The administration refuted a CNET report last night that the NSA had admitted it could listen to U.S. phone calls without specific court authorization. The statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence followed a short statement from Rep. Jerry Nadler — the man on whom the report was based — earlier in the day that made it clear he doesn’t think the government can listen to domestic phone conversations without a warrant. “The statement that a single analyst can eavesdrop on domestic communications without proper legal authorization is incorrect and was not briefed to Congress,” the DNI’s office said. More here from TechCrunch: http://tcrn.ch/18PLCBl

REAL WORLD:COPS INCREASINGLY TURN TO STATE PHOTO-ID DATABASES — From WaPo’s Craig Timberg and Ellen Nakashima: “The faces of more than 120 million people are in searchable photo databases that state officials assembled to prevent driver’s-license fraud but that increasingly are used by police to identify suspects, accomplices and even innocent bystanders in a wide range of criminal investigations. ... Such open access has caused a backlash in some of the few states where there has been a public debate. As the databases grow larger and increasingly connected across jurisdictional boundaries, critics warn that authorities are developing what amounts to a national identification system — based on the distinct geography of each human face.” http://wapo.st/15b5ck6

ELSEWHERE THIS WEEK: MUELLER BACK ON THE HILL — The FBI Director returns to Congress on Wednesday for another oversight hearing — this time in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee ... The House Oversight Committee looks Wednesday at what a government-issued biometric ID program would look like ... The House Science Committee examines the Department of Energy’s tech priorities tomorrow and NASA authorization on Wednesday.

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GUARDIAN EDITORIAL BOARD: LET THE DEBATE CONTINUE: The coming debate needs to be about who has authority, how it’s granted, and how it’s overseen, the authors write: http://bit.ly/11rU7dl

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